Learn everything necessary for a Character Animation Jump Flip utilizing Autodesk Maya taught by a AAA game professional with university level accredited instruction!

Autodesk Maya is the industry standard 3D animation software, understanding the concepts in this course will help you land a job in the game, film, tv, or music industry.  In this course you will learn how to rig and animate your custom created character from scratch.

We will cover the following core skill sets:

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  Getting started with Maya and understanding the animation process

  
  


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  Understanding how to utilize the reference image plane in Maya to create a realistic game engine ready Jump Flip Animation

  
  


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  Strong Fundamentals of Animation Body Mechanics

  
  


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  Process of using IK/FK controllers and best practices of Unreal Engine's A.R.T. tools for Autodesk Maya

  
  


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  How to Blend Custom Animations to Existing Idle to Create a Loophole and Programmable Animation

  
  


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  Unreal Engine's A.R.T. rigging tools for Autodesk Maya

  
  


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  Understanding hotkeys to animate and rig quickly

  
  


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  Animating with keyframes

  
  


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  Animating a production ready jump flip quickly and efficiently

  
  


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  Exporting the character rig, and animation to the Unreal Engine

  
  

We’ll be utilizing the latest software packages that top tier gaming studios of today use to create all of your favorite titles!

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  Autodesk Maya, Unreal Engine’s Maya Animation Rigging Toolset (A.R.T. for short), and the Unreal game engine.

  
  

More specifically, for Part 01 we will start Animating the Jump in Autodesk Maya using Epic Unreal's A.R.T. tools.

More info - https://www.skillshare.com/classes/Maya-Unreal-3D-Character-Animation-Jump-Flip-Fundamentals-Part-01-The-Jump-Body-Mechanics/1569879918